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    • burvantill
      burvantill Moderator last edited by

      Just a thought from someone with a longish last name. I have to type burvantillustration.com a lot and it gets real old having to type all those letters. Lol. I would go as short as you can. πŸ™‚

      Lisa Burvant
      www.lisaburvant.com
      Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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      • Lisa Clark
        Lisa Clark last edited by

        @Nyrryl-Cadiz he's an engineer. It's hard to get him out of his head when he's stressed. πŸ˜†

        @burvantill thank you! Illustration is a long word on its own. Definitely will keep that in mind!! Would you ever change it?

        www.instagram.com/lisaclarkart
        www.lisaclarkart.art

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        • burvantill
          burvantill Moderator @Lisa Clark last edited by

          @Lisa-Clark I have definitely thought about it. Even though I don't have a big following I have had it for a LONG time. I am going to switch up my website hosting this month so if I do change it, it's going to be real soon. I will most likely just suck it up and own it. It's a tough decision.

          Lisa Burvant
          www.lisaburvant.com
          Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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          • Lisa Clark
            Lisa Clark @burvantill last edited by

            @burvantill Best of luck!! It's definitely a hard decision but you can do it! πŸ‘ If you remember, post back here when you're done. I want to see it!

            www.instagram.com/lisaclarkart
            www.lisaclarkart.art

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            • Melissa_Bailey
              Melissa_Bailey @burvantill last edited by

              @burvantill & @Lisa-Clark β€” just adding to this little portion of the conversation. I had the same experience as you did! When I started out, my website was melissabaileyillustrates.com β€” and it was LONG and a lot to ask people to remember.

              And there is also a Melissa Bailey in the UK who is also an illustrator, and her website is MelissaBaileyillustration.com β€” too close.

              After years of melissabaileyillustrates being my domain name, I decided it was time to change, because of those reasons above, and I’m glad I did. It was time to simplify. It’s been a year, and I’ve only had one complaint that my website and branding changed, which was from a friend who doesn’t like change. πŸ˜‚

              Now, my domain is mbaileyart.com β€” much easier to remember and easier to type! Even started using a new email connected to that website to look even that much more professional.

              So after rambling on, my recommendation is to go with a domain name that is as simple as possible, easy to remember, professional-sounding, and related to art/illustration. Hope this little two cents was helpful!

              illustrator - author - smiley person
              mbaileyart.com
              instagram.com/mbaileyart/

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              • burvantill
                burvantill Moderator last edited by

                Well I did it. I turned off the renew on my domain and website burvantillustration.com.
                I had a conversation with my husband yesterday, and told him about this conversation and the dilemma of having a long website name. I put the question to him, should I change the website name to match my social media handles, burvantill. He said what do the pro's do? Sometimes he just gets right to the heart of it, genius. So, I went online and researched known illustrators and what they use for their websites. Of course, we know what the SVS Holy Trinity do. Lee's site name is a little long because he, too, added "illustration" to his name, but Jake's and Will's sites are easy. mrjakeparker.com and willterry.com. I searched for about 20 different illustrators and the majority just had their names, like Will. The rest, about 4, I couldn't find a normal website for them. So, I've decided I'm going to change mine to just my name. Makes me feel special, like a rock star πŸ˜‚. Now the tough decision of choosing the new website publisher and host. I've been looking at Wordpress, but am a little gun shy about taking on that project. I wonder if @Geoffrey-Gordon has finished his tutorial for that yet. πŸ€” Geoffrey? =)x

                Lisa Burvant
                www.lisaburvant.com
                Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                  Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @burvantill last edited by

                  @burvantill go for it! 🧑🧑🧑🧑

                  Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
                  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
                  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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                  • Geoffrey Gordon
                    Geoffrey Gordon @burvantill last edited by Geoffrey Gordon

                    Hi @burvantill

                    Covid happened on my side and the flood gates opened, so while I was working on it. I had to put everything on hold. I have had so much work since march last year that I have had little time to do anything else, even practicing my drawing ..... 😞

                    But things are starting to even out so it should be on the cards again soon.

                    https://www.instagram.com/geoffreygordonart/
                    https://geoffreygordon.art/
                    https://www.blazewebstudio.co.za

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                    • burvantill
                      burvantill Moderator @Geoffrey Gordon last edited by

                      @Geoffrey-Gordon No worries! I'm sorry to hear of your difficulties. I hope things calm down soon for you so you can work on your art again. Good luck. =)x

                      Lisa Burvant
                      www.lisaburvant.com
                      Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                      • Lisa Clark
                        Lisa Clark @burvantill last edited by

                        @burvantill Love that you're going with just your name! That is awesome! Definitely rock star status. My name is too common for that, unfortunately. πŸ˜‚

                        Share more when you have it!

                        www.instagram.com/lisaclarkart
                        www.lisaclarkart.art

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